Dr. Anne-Kathrin Zschiegner

Anne is Executive Directorr at The Long Run, which works with a collection of some of the world’s most sustainable, nature-based travel destinations demonstrating that business, and especially tourism, can drive positive change for the health of the planet and the well-being of people. She is passionate about sustainability and dedicated her career to support businesses embrace responsible and sustainable practices and become more competitive through continuous innovation and strategic business development. Anne is deeply committed to sustainability and has devoted her professional life to assisting companies in adopting responsible practices and strengthening their resilience by integrating sustainability into their core operations and management. Her journey with The Long Run, one of the world’s largest collections of leading nature-based travel and conservation projects, began in 2011, and she presently holds the position of Director. In this capacity, she closely works with leading nature-focused travel enterprises across the globe while strongly collaborating with tourism and conservation organisations to demonstrate that the tourism industry can positively contribute to addressing climate and biodiversity challenges.